Prof. Kumar has served as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Delhi Technological University (formerly Delhi College of Engineering) since November 2007, having joined the institution in April 1996. His academic career is complemented by extensive administrative experience, including leadership roles as Head of Department, Dean of Students' Welfare, Dean of International Collaboration, Proctor, Coordinator of the TEQIP-II Project, and Chairman of several key committees such as the Board of Discipline, Cultural Council, Central Purchase Committee, and B.Tech. Admission Committee.

His teaching spans both postgraduate and undergraduate levels, while his research and development contributions focus on alternative fuels, especially biofuels, decentralized energy systems, climate change, waste recycling, and sustainable development. He has successfully led multiple sponsored projects from renowned organizations, including the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Petroleum Conservation Research Association, and Yanmar Co., Ltd., Japan. Notably, he served as Principal Consultant for a World Bank-sponsored “Fences for Fuel” project in India and participated in a strategic Indo-Spanish collaborative initiative.

Prof. Kumar has authored over 150 research papers, including more than 70 in SCI-indexed journals and 70+ in Scopus-indexed publications, along with 100+ papers presented at Indian journals and conferences. He has also written nine books and book chapters and holds a patent to his name. He has supervised 20 Ph.D. scholars, with more than five currently pursuing research, and has guided 51 M.Tech. students through their projects and degree completion.

His academic outreach spans the globe, with 20+ scholarly visits abroad, presenting his research at prestigious universities and institutes such as the University of Minnesota, University of South Florida, University of North Texas, University of Murcia, Kongju National University, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Yonsei University, and the National Research Institute for Chemical Technology.

Prof. Kumar serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Biofuels and as Associate Editor of Energy Sources Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects. He also holds editorial roles on multiple international journals and is a frequent reviewer for distinguished publishing houses including ASME, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, and SAE.

As a visionary educational leader, Prof. Kumar advocates for a flexible, innovative curriculum that balances theoretical foundations with practical skills, management acumen, entrepreneurship, and sustainability. He emphasizes infrastructure modernization and faculty motivation as critical pillars for building world-class institutions and promotes the optimal utilization of resources to reduce costs in higher technical and vocational education.

He was previously selected as Director of Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering & Technology, Jhansi (a government institution in Uttar Pradesh), and was also offered the position of Director at KIET, Ghaziabad.

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